UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE

4-H Club Circular 81 COLUMBIA, MISSOURI AUGUST, 1946

THE MARKET 4-H Club Project

The Market Pig Project is a splendid one for boys who want to work with hogs but are unable to carry a Sow and Litter Pr-0ject. It is strictly a job of feeding and care. It follows the same pattern as Baby Beef but requires a much shorter feeding period. To make a success of this enterprise you will want to give special attention to the following: Select good barrows Keep animals healthy Full feed all the way Fit for show Keep accurate feed records Judge fat hogs Select Good Barrows Select barrows that are of good quality, smboth, strong in the back, deep in the and short and straight in the pastern. Some of the common defects that should be avoided are weak backs, open shoulders, lack of depth and fullness of ham, and weak pasterns. Prepared by Robt. S. Clough, State 4-H Club Agent, in collaboration with L. A. Weaver, Profe88or of Animal Husbandry. 2 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE

FuH Feed AH The Way bushel of corn. After the You want your barrows to gain weigh 200 pounds, 4 pounds of fast. You want them to put on tankage to a bushel of corn should gain as cheaply as possible. At suffice. the start, feed only about 3 per In general, three-fourths of a cent of the live weight each day. quart of tankage will weigh a Three 50-pound pigs would get 4.5 pound. pounds of grain each day. Three Supplement B-Tankage and 60-pound pigs would get about 5.5 soybean oil meal.-(Half and half pounds. by weight.) Feed 8 pounds of Gradually increase the amount this supplement to a bushel of of grain until you are feeding all corn up to 100 pounds of weight; that the pigs will clean up in · an 7 pounds per bushel from 100 to hour after feeding. 150 pounds of weight; and 6 You will probably want to hand pounds to the bushel after the feed all the way, or at least till pigs weigh 150 pounds. the last 30 days. Then you may Supplement C-Shorts 2 parts, find it convef:tient and desirable to tankage 1 part, soybean meal 1 give free choice of feed in a self­ part.-Feed 10 pounds of this mix­ feeder. ture to a bushel of corn from Add a good supplement to the weaning to 100 pounds in weight; grain. Tankage, soybean meal, 8 pounds to the bushel from 100 linseed oil meal, cotton seed oil to 150 pounds; and 7 pounds after meal, fish meal, alfalfa meal and pigs reach 150 pounds in weight. milk are all good supplements to Three 50-pound pigs should get feed with corn. three-fourths of a pound of this The amount to feed is very im­ supplement a day or one-fourth portant. Too little would mean pound per pig. slow development. Too much Supplement D-Corn 1 part and would be expensive. Always reg­ skimmed milk 3 parts by weight. ulate the amount of supplement -A gallon of milk weighs 81/2 by the amount of grain fed. Any pounds. . Three 50-pound pigs of the following rations will be should get about 6 pounds of corn satisfactory if fed on good pas­ and 2 gallons of milk daily in two ture. feedings, after they are on full Supplement A-Tank age.­ feed. Feed 8 pounds of tankage with Pasture-Good p a s t u r e is each bushel of corn from weaning needed in feeding market hogs. to 75 pounds in weight. From 75 Good pasture will reduce the to 125 pounds weight, feed 6 amount of concentrate necessary pounds with each bushel of corn. to produce 100 pounds of gain When the pigs weigh 150 pounds, from 25 to 50 per cent, depending feed 5 uounds of tankage with a upon the particular uasture used 4-H CLUB CIRCULAR 81 3 and the management practices us say, 100 pounds of the supple­ followed. This will, of course, ment that you will feed. Mark cheapen the ration. Alfalfa, red down on the barn record sheet the clover, oats and rape, and fall amount of each kind of feed you seeded grains make excellent pas­ put in your box. ture for pigs. Always feed from this box and While blue grass pasture makes do not let anybody else feed from acceptable hog pasture in the it. When you run out of one kind spring and in early fall, other pas­ of grain, measure or weigh out ture should be provided in the some more and record it on your summer. barn sheet. When you are ready Bright leafy alfalfa hay will to make :your report at the close take the place of pasture in winter of the project, total each column. feeding. It should be fed in a Then subtract the amount of rack. If good alfalfa hay is not feed left. Transfer these figures available, alfalfa leaf meal may to the proper place in your 4-H be used to supply green feed in Record Book. This will give you dry-lot feeding. Add alfalfa leaf an excellent feed record. meal to any of the dry supple­ Keep Them Healthy ments, A, B, or C, at the rate Vaccination~-Of all hog dis­ of 1 pound of leaf meal to 3 eases, cholera is the most deadly. pounds of supplement and in­ The practice of vaccinating all crease the amount fed to a bushel pigs before they are weaned is a of corn by 20 per cent. good . one. However, boys who Mineral Feed.-Keep in the dry carry this project will be governed before the barrows at all times a in this matter by the practice on mineral mixture containing equal the home farm. Buy pigs that parts of finely ground limestone, have been vaccinated, if possible. bone meal and salt. If pigs which have not been vac­ Keep Accurate Feed Records cinated are brought on the home Records are of little value un­ farm, follow the practice of the less they are accurate. Get a feed farm. If the herd on the farm record sheet from your county is kept immune, then vaccinate. agent and tack it up inside the If the herd is not immunized, none barn or crib. On this sheet it will of the pigs should be vaccinated be easy to keep an accurate feed unless all the hogs on the farm are record. vaccinated at the same time, be­ Get a box or barrel and put cause vaccinated pigs might your name on it. Measure some spread hog cholera( for a period of your home-grown grain--a of three weeks after being vac­ bushel of shelled corn for instance. cinated with hog cholera virus. Put it in your box. Now into the Be sure pigs have been vaccinated same box put a bag containing, let 21 or more days before they are 4 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE

Fig . 2. - A good shade for growing pigs.

Fig. 3.-Framework for shade shown in Figure 2. moved to a farm where the herd farm have not been vaccinated is not vaccinated. against cholera. The dose is the There is a new vaccine on the same for any weight hog-5 cc. market that gives fairly good im­ The objection to the vaccine is munity for a period of 6 to 9 that immunity is not established months after hogs are vaccinated. for 2 to 3 weeks after the hogs are This vaccine is known as the "tis­ vaccinated, and that it gives im­ sue vaccine" or "methylene blue munity only for a period of 6 to 9 vaccine." It is safe to use on 4- months. The advantages are that H Club pigs where the hogs on the virus is not introduced on the 4-H CLUB CIRCULAR 81 5 farm and all hogs on the farm the castrating. Your leader will will not have to be vaccinated. show you how. Be sure your There is no danger of starting an knife is sharp, then make it outbreak of hog cholera by the sterile. Use a good disinfectant, use of this vaccine. such as lysol, according to direc­ Shade.-If there is no natural tions on the container. shade in the pasture you should Roundworms.-If you study provide some shade for your pigs. the chart below you will se() that One may be made with posts for the life history of the roundworm supports and straw for cover that starts when the hog takes worm will serve the purpose very well. eggs into its digestive system Shelter.-Shelter is equally im­ through the mouth. It is assumeq portant for winter feeding. A you are going to put your pigs on dry shed open to the south and clean ground where there are no well bedded is all the shelter fat­ worm eggs. However, you cannot tening hogs need. Do not allow be sure there are no worms or hogs to sleep in a draft or on wet worm eggs inside your barrows bedding. when you buy them. It is a good Castration.-If you buy boar idea to give them a worming be­ pigs they· should be castrated as fore they are put on the pasture soon as possible. (Castration and that is to be their home for the vaccination should be at least summer. three weeks apart.) You can do For a number of years hog pro-

?'.he ROUNDWORMS JOURNEY THROUGH THE PIG

Fig. 4.- The roundworm's journey through the pig. (Diagram by courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture.) 6 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION S.ERVICE ducers have used American worm Keep the barrows in temporary seed oil and castor oil for elimi­ quarters for three days after nating worms and have found it treatment. Wait a week after the reasonably satisfactory. More worm treatment before adminis­ recently, the use of sodium tering hog cholera serum and fluoride has been introduced and virus. is meeting with success. Follow The standard formula for treat­ directions carefully. An over­ ing with sodium fluoride is to use dose may be harmful to the pigs. 1 pound of sodium fluoride to 100 In treating with American pounds of feed. In terms of feed worm seed oil and castor oil, all for one day for one pig this would feed should be kept away from mean 5 drams of sodium fluoride the pigs for 24 hours before the to 2 pounds of feed. Ask your medicine is given. During this druggist to weigh out 5 drams of period, water should be given but sodium fluoride for each pig being no slop. Mix 1 part of American fed. Mix it with a day's grain worm seed oil and 8 parts castor feed. oil and give a 50-pound pig 11z Lice.-Examine your barrow ounce; a 100-pound pig 1 oQnce. frequently for lice. Look care­ One tablespoonful is 1j2 ounce. fully on the neck, behind the ears, The best way to administer the over the shoulder and under both medicine is with a metal dose fore and hind flanks. syrin'ge. Use crankcase oil from your au­ When the medicine is being tomobile to kill lice. See that all given to a pig by means of a parts of the body are entirely syringe, hold the animal up by the covered with this oil. fore legs. Inject the medicine An easy way to treat hogs for well back on the animal's tongue. lice is to confine them to very Hold the pig's mouth shut with close quarters and bed the space left hand and insert nozzle of with clean straw. Then cover the syringe at side of the mouth. animal or animals with crankcase If you do not have a dose oil from a garden sprinkling can. syringe a tablespoon may. be used. The oil that gets into the straw The pig is handled in the same will be rubbed off on those parts way as when a syringe is used ex­ that have not been covered direct­ cept that the mouth should be ly by the oil from the sprinkler. held partially open. Mange.-To treat hogs for Place the spoon with the med­ mange use 1 gallon of ordinary icine well back on the tongue. liquid lime-sulphur and 12-15 gal­ Turn the spoon over and wipe it lons of lukewarm water. Use a clean of the medicine on the back tub, barrel, or oil drum for the part of the tongue. Withhold feed solution. Hold the animal in the for 4 hours after treatment. solution for two minutes by the 4-H CLUB CIRCULAR 81 7

watch. Keep it entirely sub­ spraying building and troughs and merged except the head. Repeat put it in 21/ 2 gallons of water (1 the treatment in 12 days. quart of solution to 21/2 gallons of Mange is caused by a small mite water). This is the standard that burrows into the skin caus­ animal spray. Take care that it is ing it to thicken and become not allowed to settle; that is, stir rough and scaly. the mixture well just before us­ Clean Equipment.-You will ing. want to keep all feeding utensils Handle With Care.-Many and equipment clean. The design times meat carcasses are bruised of the pig trough below is a good so severely that portions of the one. The length of the trough meat have to be discarded as use­ will depend on the number of pigs less. This is due to the fact that fed. clubs and sharp instruments are Control Flies.-Those who feed sometimes used in driving and milk will have a lot of flies around loading hogs at market time. A the feeding quarters. Flies may flapper is the most humane thing be controlled by spraying with a to use in driving hogs. One can DDT solution. Do not put DDT be made easily by tacking or spray inside the trough. Turn riveting a strip· of light belting, the trough over and spray the old binder canvas, or other heavy bottom and ends. ducking material to a wooden Use 1 pound of 50 per cent handle of some sort. The flapper wettable DDT powder to 5 quart's part is usually about 4 inches of water. Spray the bottom of wide and 16 to 20 inches long. the trough, fences, shrubbery The handle is usually the size of and building close by where the a corn knife handle or slightly flies are accustomed to roosting. longer. Do not use DDT of this strength on animals. If you want to spray Fit Him For Show animals with DDT, take 1 quart of Fitting for show really starts the solution that you prepare for the day you get your pig. Its

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Fig . 5.-Dia gram for a good pig trough. 8 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE health and condition will have move. After the last washing, much to dp with its appearance at bed the pig down on clean straw. show time. White hogs are washed clean Trimming the Toes.-Work on and dusted with talcum powder. the pig's feet should be started at Oiling.- It is a common prac­ least a month before the show. tice to use some oil on the hair Trimming the toes will help the of all except white hogs before pig stand well on its pasterns. they enter the show ring. A good Stand the pig on a level floor to oil to use is made from 1 pint of observe what trimming is needed. paraffin oil and 4 ounces of alcohol. Use a sharp knife to trim back Cottonseed oil and alcohol may be the toes and sides of the feet until used in the same proportions. Oil the weight is carried evenly on should be put on sparingly with a the base of the foot when the leg soft brush or cloth. The oil is squarely under the corner of softens the skin and adds luster the body. Use a rasp on the edge to the coat. Only enough oil of the hoof to shape the toe and should be used to brighten up the leave the edge smooth. hair. Use the brush freely. Rub­ If the hoof is long, cut back bing the hog with a woolen cloth with nippers and smooth with a just before entering the show rasp just as a blacksmith does a ring will add to the shine the oil horse's hoof. has given the coat of hair. Trim the feet at least twice be­ Trimming Hair.-It is a good fore showing; for if too much is plan to clip the hair on the ears taken off at once the pig will be and tail, except the hair that made lame. For this reason, the makes the brush at the tip. .last trimming of the feet should Showing the Pig.-When the be about ten days before the show. time comes for you to show your If your pig is gentle, he will allow pig, be ready to show. Be prompt you to work on his feet while he about getting in the ring but al­ is lying down. Otherwise a ways keep the pig under perfect second person will have to hold control. Do not try to get the pig him while the work is being done. too close to the judge. Keep in Polish the hoof with fine sand­ front of him and 8 or 10 feet paper until the surface is smooth. away. Keep your pig out of the Polish the hoof of a pig as you corners and away from the other would polish the horn of a calf. pigs as much as possible. Keep Washing.-At least a week be­ the head of the pig down and the fore the show, the pig should be back held well up. Keep in good thoroughly washed with soap and humor. The judge admires a water and brushed with a stiff good sport and dislikes a poor one. brush. This will loosen the scurf Keep right on showing as long as which another washing may re- you are in the ring. 4-H CLUB CIRCULAR 81 9

Be A Good Judge important single item on the score You will not become a good card and a good ham is deep and judge all at once. It takes time, wide. It is thickly, evenly and lots of practice and lots of experi­ firmly fleshed. ence to become a good judge of If you are interested in judging, hogs. You will need to know the you will continue from time to 22 parts of a hog. The diagram time to refer to the score card. below will help you know these Get from it the descriptive terms points. that define the desirable qualities Score Card.-A score card car­ of the different parts of the ries a lot of information in very animal. little space. You will want to get acquainted with the hog Judging By Comparison score card. You will first want Classes of four animals are to get in mind the values given usually used for judging. Hogs to the five main divisions of the are marked with crayon on the score card. General appearance, back. You decide how you would 26 points; head and neck, 8 place this class as if you were the points; forequarter, 10 points; judge in a show ring. body, 33 points; hindquarter, 23 First get a good look at all the points. You will note there are pigs from a distance of 20 or 30 certain parts of the animal that feet. Your judgment of the rela­ are scored 6, 7, and 8 points. The tive merits of the animals as you ham, for instance, is the most see them from this distance is

I I /~ I /4 / 1____ ·- -L__ I 19 -i-- 1 I 22. I I 8 / IS I I I 20 I I I I I /"------~71 117\ /6 /f8\ ,, Points of the Hog. 1. Snout 7. Neck 13. Back 18. Hind flank 2. Eye '.'.Shoulder 14. Lion 19. Rump 3. Ear 9. Fore leg 15. Side 20. Ham 4. Cheek 10. Pastern 16. Belly 21. Hind leg 5. Jowl 11. Toes 17. Fore flank 22. Tail 6. Poll 12. Dew claw Fig. 6.-Points to observe in judging a fat barrow. 10 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE SCORE CARD FOR LARD HOGS -- FAT BARROW

\ Possible SCALE OF POINTS Score Mem bcr's Score ------1----1------Age-estimated ____ yrs., actual______yrs. GENERAL APPEARANCE- 26 Points. Weight- es ti mated_ lbs., actual______lbs. score according to age ______6 Form arched back, straight underline; d eep, broad, medium length, symmetrical, compact, standing squarely on legs ______- " ___ _ Quality, bone of firm texture, fine skin, si lk y hair, clearly defined features and joints; mellow touch 6 Condition, thick, even, coveri ng of firm flesh, es­ pecially in regions of valuable cuts; indicating finish; light in offal______6 HEAD AND NECK- 8 Points, Snout, short, not coarse ______Face, short, broad, chee ks fu]]______Eyes, large, full, cl ear, bright, wide apart, not ob. scured by wrinkles ______, ______Forehead, broad ______Ears, well carried, fin e, medium size ______Jowl, full, firm, broad, neat______Neck, thick, medium length, somewhat arched, neat- ]\'.joined to shoulders ______2 FOREQUARTERS- IO Points. Shoulders, broad, deep, full, compact, covered with firm flesh ______(, Breadth, wide, deep, breast bone advanced ______2 Legs, straight, strong, wide apart, pasterns short and strong, fe et strong ______2 BODY- 33 Points. Chest, deep, broad, girth large, foreflank full______4 Back, broad, slightl y arched, medium length, thick- ly, evenly and firml y fleshed ______8 Sides, d eep, medium len!fth, closely ri bl::ed, thickly, evenly and frrmly fleshed ______8 Loin, broad, strong, medium leng th, thicklv, evenly 8 Be~!~~ slit~'.~~';, :. e~ ~~~~;;i·;~,~ t-e- ~id ~h: f;~;,~1 -v- f.~ ~ h ~ d ~ I 3 Flanks, full, low ______. ______. 2 HINDQUARTERS- 23 Points. Hips, smoothl y covered, proportionate width 3 ___ l ___ ------Rump, long, rounding sli ghtly from !pi n to root of tail, width well carried back, thick],·, evenly and firmly fleshed . ______8 , d eep, wide, thickly, even],· and firmlv Peshed 10 :: ::I:::: :: : : :: : : Legs, straight, strong; pasterns short and strong, feet strong ______. ______2

T otal______.. __ . - _ ------100 1------

Dis~ualifications ______. __ . _. ______

A ni m aL ______. _____ . _ . ------[)a tc .. ______. ______Club M ember. ______._. ______. ____ . . Standing ______4-H CLUB CIRCULAR 81 11 likely to be reliable. You will, you a-re placing a class. Rely however, take a closer view from entirely on your own judgment. the side and down over the back Giving Reasons.-Written or before you make your final plac­ oral reasons follow the same pat­ ing. tern. Here is a sample set of Let us suppose that you decide reasons: the Number 2 pig is the best "I placed this class of fat bar­ barrow in the lot. You then select rows 2-1-4-3. I placed Number 2 one from the remaining three that over Number 1 because of his most closely resembles the Num­ superior type, quality and finish. ber 2 pig. You select Number 1 He has a shorter neck, a deeper for your second place. After body, and carries more width you look over the remaining two, from end to end. He has a deeper, you pick Number 4 for third place. wider, plumper ham, and his neck This leaves Number 3 for the bot­ blends more smoothly into his tom place. You then write on shoulders. He is freer from your card "2-1-4-3". wrinkles along the side than Num­ Do not talk with anyone when ber 1, and shows considerably

Fig. 7.-Grand champion barrow 1945 St. Joseph 4-H Baby Beef and. . 12 MISSOURI AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE more finish throughout. Al­ dressing percentage than Number though I placed Number 2 at the 4. top, I would criticize him slightly "I placed Number 4 over Num­ for being somewhat lacking in ber 3 rather easily, because he is spring of rib. superior in most respects. He is "I placed Number 1 over Num­ deeper and broader throughout ber 4. I think they are a close and shows more quality. For he pair. I will admit that Number is neater in the ear, freer from 4 has more length of side and a wrinkles along the sides, has more level rump than Number 1. cleaner joints and shows more However, I placed Number 1 over condition. His hams are much Number 4 because Number 1 fol­ plumper than are those of Num­ lows the type of my top barrow ber 3. more closely than does Number "I easily placed Number 3 at 4. He is lower set, has heavier the bottom. He is tall, has a hams, carries more width down shallow body, lacks plumpness in his top and is neater in the middle. his hams, and has a long neck. Because of his trimness and neat­ "These are my reasons for ness he should have a higher placing this class 2-1-4-3."

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATING J. W. Bunc 1-r, Director, A g ricu!tura l E x tension Service Distributed in furtherance of the Act.s of Co ngress of May 8, and June 30, 1914 (5M--Auquat, 1946) THE MARKET PIG 4-H Record To Be Used With 4-H Circular 81

Name ______.Age ______

Address County______

Date Project Started.______

Name of 4-H Club______

Praject Leader______

Club Activities

Club meetings attended during year ...... ______.:

Project meetings attended ...... _ ---~

Number of demonstrations given at club or project meetings__ _

county meetings._____ , district or state meetings____ _

Number of times judging work was done in local club______,

county ______, district______, state

interstate______

Number of exhibits made in community _____ , county ____,

district___ _ , state______, interstate.______

Work done on supplementary acivities: ------

Work done on community service activities: ______

Project Requirements

Market Pig - Own and feed one or more, preferably three or five, pigs from weanlings to finished market hogs of 225 pound weight and over. My goal is to get an average daily gain of ____ pounds on my ba rrows.

Practices to be Followed

A check mark (V) in the left hand column shows that I plan to carry out the practice checked. A check in the blank to the right shows that I carried out the practice.

Selection

I Expect To I Did

1. Select ____ barrows for my market pig project. ____. 2. Buy barrows weighing about ____ pounds. ____ 3. Use purebred barrows of breed. or Use crossbred barrows with a cross. (breeds) or Use grade ba rrows. 4. Select smooth ba rrows of good quality.

Feeding

1. Use ______for my grain feed. (corn, wheat or other) 2. Use supplement with my grain to A,B,C, or D balance the ration. _ __ 3. Feed . pounds of grain to one part of supplement up to the time my pigs weigh 100 pounds. ___ 4. Reduce my proportion of supplement after the pigs pass 100 pounds in weight so that at the finish the ration will be pounds of corn to one pound of supplement. 5. Keep a good mineral before my pigs at all times. 6. Keep my pigs on a pasture of------­ (bluegrass, clover or other) 7. Provide plenty of good water. Feed Record

1. Set aside a barrel or box for my barrow' s feed and write on it "This feed reserved for 4.=.H barrow". 2. Weigh or measure out a bushel or more of grain feed and put it in my special box. 3. Weigh out 25 or 50 pounds of tankage and put in ~y feed box. or

Mix 25 or 50 pounds of supplement and put it in box. ---- 4. Tack up a feed record sheet in a dry, conven- ient place and set down amount and value of feed put in box. 5. Replenish feed supply when any part of it rs exhausted taking care to record it each time. 6. Total each column when the project is fin- ished and subtract from totals any feed remain- ing in box. 7. Transfer record to the financial summary in this book. 8. Have record ready for my leader when he asks for it.

Health

1. -Keep my pigs on clean ground. 2. Keep my pigs away from old hog lots at all times. 3. Worm my pigs before I put them out on the pasture where they are to be fed. ---- 4. Buy vaccinated pigs. or

Vaccinate my pigs soon after I get them home (but not until they have been wormed). 5. Keep my pigs free of lice. 6. Keep my pigs free of mange. 7. Keep the feeding quarters free of flies. 8. Provide some shade.

Fitting for Show

1. Wash thoroughly with soap and water. 2. Trim feet at least ten days before barrow is to be shown. 3. Wash barrow one week before he is to be shown. ---- 4. Oil pig before he is shown. ---- 5. Trim hair areund head, ears and tail.

Judging

- - - 1. Learn to know the parts of a live hog and of a dressed hog carcass. 2. Lea rn to know good type, femininity, breed character and the like. 3. Learn to judge by comparison. ---- 4. Learn to give reasons on a class of hogs. De munstrating

1. Practice demonstrating some of the things I have learned to do in my project such as; mak­ ing a hog trough, hurdle or flapper, mixing feed, fitting for show, treating for lice and the like. 2. Respond to requests to demonstrate at project meetings, club meetings, achievement day and the like.

Completing

1. Total feed columns on my barn sheet and de­ duct for unfed portion that was charged to the project. --- 2. Total value column on barn sheet. .3. Divide the pounds of grain fed by the total pounds of gain in weight of the pigs to deter­ mine the grain required for a pound of gain. 4. Determine in the same way the supplement required for a pound of gain. 5. Divide the total cost of feed by the gain in weight to get the cost of a pound gain. 6. Transfer these figures to the financial sum­ mary blanks below. 7. Check in right hand column all things done. ---- 8. Complete record on front page of this re- cord. 9. Remove record from Circular and give it to my leader.

Financial Summa ry

Value of pigs at close of project. Cost of barrows. Total pounds of grain fed. _____ Value ------Total pounds of supplement fed. Vallie ______Total value of mineral fed. Other cash expense. Total Profit or Loss Amount of grain fed to produce a hundred pounds of gain. Amount of supplement fed to produce a hundred pounds of gain. Cost of 180 pounds of gain.

Date (Signature )

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COOPERATING J. W . Ilunc 11, Director, A~ricultural Extension Service Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress bf May 8, and June 30, 1914